Meet Jeff

Jeff grew up seeing mistreatment of workers by companies that raked in profits. He decided early on to fight for the little guy. Starting with voter registration in college, he became a national student coordinator for a boycott of an unfair clothing manufacturer.

Jeff joined the Textile Workers Union of America and assisted on the real-world "Norma Rae" campaign. He attended New York School of Law at night with a focus on international and human rights, graduating in 1983.

Jeff founded and ran the non-profit Press for Change that helped force Indonesia's strongman, Suharto, to nearly triple the country's minimum wage, from 86 cents per day to $2.46.

Jeff knows the global nature of our economic problems at home and is ready to take on the corruption of big money in politics. Unbeholden to special interests, he will focus on the interests of regular people in the district.

Champion For Labor

Jeff helped support the birth of the Polish labor union, Solidarnosc and changed the face of Europe. He brought teacher-union leaders from the West Bank to meet with Paul Tsongas in his Senate office, in a quest for peace in the Middle East. Jeff became deeply involved in labor movements – here and globally - with the goal to end exploitation of the workers who make our clothes, electronics, appliances, and so much more.

Organizer

The most moving experience Jeff had was going door to door on the gritty West side of Indianapolis to register voters. Time and again he heard African-Americans tell him how it was the first time they registered to vote since coming North in the 1950s.

Thought-leader

Jeff has appeared as an expert commentator on global political economy issues on NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS and CNN. He has appeared in documentaries by Japan's NTK, UK's Channel Four and ARTE (French/German). His writing has been published in Harper's, NY Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, Dissent, Brown Economic Review and Los Angeles Times.